Kevin Kersten, S. J.

Ph.D. in International Communication from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (1979). Degrees also in Theology (STM) from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (1973); Television Production and Aesthetics (MA) from San Francisco State University (1974); and English Literature (MA) from St. Louis University (1966).

Served three years as Assistant Secretary General of Unda, the International Catholic Association for Radio and Television (from 1974); and eight years as Executive Secretary of JESCOMEA, the Jesuit Secretariat for Communications and the Media Apostolate, East Asia (from 1981).

Taught 15 years at the Jesuit Sogang University in Seoul, Korea. Director of Sogang's Communication Center (1981-1989); during that time produced over fifty video documentaries on themes related to faith and justice.

Left Korea in 1990 for special assignment from Jesuit Superior General Father Peter Hans Kolvenbach, to assess the Centre for the Study of Communication and Culture (CSCC), and then to relocate it from London, where it was established as an international Jesuit work, to Saint Louis University, where it continues as the hub of a global network for collaboration among communication scholars, media practitioners, and Church leadership.

As CSCC Director, published the academic quarterly Communication Research Trends and coordinated two book series, Communication and Human Values (Sage) and Communication, Culture, and Theology (Sheed & Ward).

Professional experience: TV Documentary Producer/Director, Sound Track Engineer, Station Manager, Theater Production/Direction, Musician, Parish Work and Retreats as RC Priest.